Stanford

[stan-ferd]

noun

1. (Amasa) Leland, 1824–93, U.S. railroad developer, politician, and philanthropist: governor of California 1861–63; senator 1885–93.

2. a male given name.

Stanford

/ ˈstænfəd /

noun

1. Sir Charles ( Villiers ). 1852–1924, Anglo-Irish composer and conductor, who as a teacher at the Royal College of Music had much influence on the succeeding generation of composers: noted esp for his church music, oratorios, and cantatas

Example Sentences

In 2022, in partnership with Stanford University’s Digital Economy Lab, and taking cues from the Fed’s methodology, ADP overhauled the report.

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But these and other programs expired, helping push the poverty rate back up, said Neale Mahoney, an economist at Stanford University.

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While Stanford became wealthy and famous, most work was done by tens of thousands of Chinese immigrants who comprised 90% of the workforce building the Western portion.

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Stanford University tops the list of the best U.S. colleges in the latest WSJ/College Pulse rankings.

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“It is a cheap way to reduce head count, there’s no disguising that,” said Stanford’s Bloom.

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